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JULY'S WEATHER
Tuesday, August 21, 1973
Hong Kong's weather last month was wetter than usual with rainfall
being 324.9 m above normal. This was the fifth highest recorded in any
July since 1884.
The mean relative humidity was 87 per cent, which was the second
highest on record for July.
During the nonth, six tropical cyclones formed over the western
north Pacific and the South China Sea. However only two Typhoon Dot and
Tropical Storu Wilda necessitated the hoisting of tropical cyclone warning
signals.
A total of nine thunderstorm warnings was issued during the month,
and 16 aircraft were diverted due to adverse weather conditions.
Note to Editors:
English copies of a full report, prepared by the Royal Observatory, on the weather for July 1973
are boxed for collection.
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